Herbert Lawson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Luton Clarence | |||
| 1924–1927 | Arsenal | 13 | (2) |
| 1927–1933 | Brentford | 61 | (12) |
| Luton Town | |||
| Reading | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Herbert Lawson was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Brentford and Arsenal.[1]
Career
Arsenal
After beginning his career as an amateur with hometown Athenian League side Luton Clarence, Lawson joined Division One strugglers Arsenal in 1924.[2] Lawson had to wait until February 1926 to make his professional debut and he enjoyed a run in the team until the end of the 1925/26 season, making 13 appearances and scoring two goals.[3] He failed to make an appearance during the 1926/27 season and departed Highbury in March 1927.[2]
Brentford
Lawson dropped down to the Division Three South to sign for fellow London club Brentford in May 1927, as a replacement for Patsy Hendren.[1] After making 13 appearances in what remained of the 1926/27 season, Lawson broke into the team the following year, making 34 appearances and scoring 9 goals.[4] He was mostly confined to the reserves for the following three seasons at Griffin Park, helping the team to two London Combination titles in the 1931/32 and 1932/33 seasons.[1] Lawson left Brentford in 1933, having made 64 appearances and scored 12 goals in six years with the club.[1]
Later career
Lawson went on to play for Luton Town and Reading.[1]
Personal life
Lawson's father was trainer at Luton Town for thirty years.[1]
Honours
- London Combination (2): 1931/32, 1932/33[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 95. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rippleffect Ltd. "Herbert Lawson". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Herbert Lawson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Retrieved 21 December 2014.